8Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great aroll, and bwrite in it with ca man’s pen concerning †Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, dUriah the priest, and eZechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3 And I †went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4 fFor before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, ||fthe riches of gDamascus and the spoil of hSamaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

5 The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,

6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of iShiloah that go softly,

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